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nasoduodenal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌneɪzoʊduˈɒdənəl/ (General-American)
  • /ˌneɪzoʊduəˈdiːnəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From naso- + duodenal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the duodenum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.
    • Initially 17 subjects were enrolled in the study, but 5 subjects dropped out due to discomfort related to the nasoduodenal tube. 2015 September 10, “Paracetamol as a Post Prandial Marker for Gastric Emptying, A Food-Drug Interaction on Absorption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Relateds

nasojejunal · nasogastric · nasoileal · through the nose into the small intestine · through the nose into the jejunum · through the nose into the ileum · nasoenteral · through the nose into the stomach